Natural Deduction Rules

A    B
------ [&I]
A & B
A & B
------ [&E1]
  A
A & B
------ [&E2]
  B
  A
------ [+I1]
A + B
  B
------ [+I2]
A + B
A + B  A => C  B => C
---------------------- [+E]
          C
 F
---- [Efq]
 A 
A  A => B
--------- [=>E]
  B
-- A
------- [Raa]
A 

The introduction implication Rule =>I is not above. It corresponds to a Proof Line begining by the Word therefore.
This rule is defined on the syntax page
The conjunction is written &, the disjonction is written +
I = introduction, E = elimination,
=>E = modus ponens,
Efq = ex falso quodlibet, Raa = reductio ad absurdum
In addition to these rules, we define the negation and the equivalence by
-A = A => F
A <=> B = (A => B) & (B => A)
In a proof, one can replace every Formula by an other Formula equal when we replace the Negations and the Equivalences by their Definitions.

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